Shumen, Bulgaria
Bulgarian State Monument
This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.
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Shumen, Bulgaria
This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Frankfurt, Germany
The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.
Frankfurt, Germany
A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.
Frankfurt, Germany
The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.
Castellane, France
Buddha and Jesus tower over this French mountainside headquarters of the Aumism religious cult.
Smygehuk, Sweden
This statue standing near Sweden's southernmost point was based on the grandmother of a modern movie star.
Malmö, Sweden
This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.
Želízy, Czechia
Human figures and faces are carved into the sandstone surrounding this cave in Czechia.
Želízy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Auerstedt, Germany
Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.
Italy
This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.
Ravenna, Italy
The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.
Matera, Italy
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
Matera, Italy
A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.
Melendugno, Italy
Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.
Padirac, France
This impressive chasm is one of the longest natural underground cavities in the world.
Bítov, Czechia
The castle in the romantic landscape of Podyjí houses what may be Europe's largest collection of taxidermy dogs.
Strängnäs, Sweden
This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.
Magdeburg, Germany
The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."
Potsdam, Germany
A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.
Hamburg, Germany
One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.